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Wednesday, 21 January 2026
13 facts about tears
13 facts about tears
Multipurpose liquid
Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Moon
The Moon's core consists of a solid part made mainly of iron and a semi-liquid part surrounding it.
The solid core has a diameter of 240 km and the semi-liquid core has a diameter of about 330 km.
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Fungi
Fungal reproduction is complex, reflecting differences in lifestyle and genetic makeup.
It is estimated that one-third of all fungi reproduce using more than one propagation method. Most o ...
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Earth
It is similar with the oceans - depending on the divisions, there are from three to five of them.
We distinguish oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic. The basic ones are considere ...
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Fungi
Mushrooms are some of the oldest inhabitants of Earth.
Recent evidence suggests that the first fungi evolved on Earth between 715 and 810 million years ago.
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Deimos
The dimensions of Deimos are 15 x 12 x 10.4 km.
Due to its small size, it is not a spherical object.
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Amber
The largest deposit of amber comes from the Baltic Sea region.
The Baltic amber is the highest quality.
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Tears
Tears are distributed evenly by blinking.
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Enceladus
Enceladus' geysers are the main source of material in Saturn's E ring.
This material also reaches Saturn's atmosphere, where water from the Enceladus eruption can be found.
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NASA
The most memorable mission of Project Mercury was Freedom 7.
The liftoff took place on May 5th, 1961. It allowed Alan Shepard Jr. to go down in history as the fi ...
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Mushrooms
Fungi are a separate kingdom, more closely related to animals than to plants.
This is established on the basis of phyologenesis (origin), biochemistry and anatomy. Fungi are reco ...
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17 facts about Titan
17 facts about Titan
The largest of Saturn’s satellites
Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with such a dense atmosphere. It is the second largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede (Jupiter III ...
18 facts about amber
18 facts about amber
Fossilized tree resin
Amber is one of the most interesting natural products. It looks like a gemstone, but it is a fossilized tree resin from ancient trees dating back mill ...
16 facts about liver
16 facts about liver
24/7 laboratory
The liver is one of the most essential human organs. It is extensively multitasking—it produces, filtrates, converts, and stores. It is thanks to the ...
29 facts about NASA
29 facts about NASA
For the Benefit of All
The Cold War, although a grim period in world history, brought an intense rivalry in a space race between the U.S., and the Soviet Union. As a result, ...
16 facts about Aurora
16 facts about Aurora
Northern light that has delighted people for centuries
Auroras can be different. Sometimes it is bright and dancing, shimmering with different colors, sometimes it appears still. It has always fascinated p ...
19 facts about Brain
19 facts about Brain
Organic supercomputer
The brain is one of the most important and most fascinating and complex organs in the human body. It is an incredibly plastic command center that over ...
16 facts about Phobos
16 facts about Phobos
The larger of two moons of Mars
We do not know the exact origin of this satellite. We know, however, that it is dangerously close to its planet and is in for a catastrophe. It is not ...
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